Optical determination of glucose utilizing boronic acid adducts
First Claim
1. An analyte sensor, comprising:
- a fluorophore dye comprising a pyrene sulfonateselected from the structure;
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Abstract
The present invention concerns an improved optical method and optical sensing device for determining the levels of polyhydroxyl-substituted organic molecules in vitro and/or in vivo in aqueous media. The range of detection is between about 400 and 800 nm. In particular, a sensory devise is implemented in a mammal to determine sugar levels. Specifically, a dye is combined with a conjugated nitrogen-containing heterocyclic aromatic boronic acid-substituted bis-onium compound in the presence of a sugar, such as fructose or glucose. The viologens are preferred as the aromatic conjugated nitrogen-containing boronic acid substituted compounds. The method is useful to determine sugar levels in a human being.
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16 Claims
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1. An analyte sensor, comprising:
a fluorophore dye comprising a pyrene sulfonate selected from the structure; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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